Announces THE YEAR OF GLENN GOULD SEPTEM BER 2007—SEPTEMBER 2008 Celebrating the 7t5h Anniversary of Glenn Gould’s Birth and Marking the 2t5h Anniversary of his Death Toronto (October 20, 2006)—The Glenn Gould Foundation is pleas ed to announce the upcoming launch of “Year of Glenn Gould”( Septe mber 2007–Septem ber 2008) with exciting events in Toronto and Ottaw a, Ontario. • The year-long Gould extravaganza w ill begin w ith Sincerely, Glenn Goul,d the largest-ever exhibition about Glenn Gould, to be held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottaw a, Ontario (September 27, 2007—September 1, 2008). • In conjunction w ith the exhibition, the Glenn Gould Foundation w ill hold the 3 rd Glenn Gould Gathering, Ahead of Our Time? Glenn Gould and the Future of M u s(iSceptember 27–30, 2007), a conference at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottaw a, Ontario, • In February 2008, the Glenn Gould Foundation w ill announce the w inners of the prestigious Glenn Gould Prize and the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize. Previous Glenn Gould Laureates include such illustrious names as Yehudi Menuhin, Oscar Peterson, Y o-Y o Ma, Pierre Boulez, and, Sir André Previn. The hand-picked Protégés chosen by the Laureates include the highly talented Benny Green, Tan Dun, Wu Man, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and Roman Patkoló. • This extraordinary celebration of Glenn Gould will culminate in September 2008 with the Glenn Gould Prize Gala Concert, featuring performances by both the 2008 Glenn Gould Laureate and the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé. Many other international and local events to celebrate the music and ideas of this legendary musician, communicator, and thinker are currently underw ay. Details on all these events, as w ell as late-breaking developments in the Year of Glenn Gould, w ill be posted on the Glenn Gould Foundation’s w eb site, 4 Devo nsh ire P lace , Toronto, ON M5S 2E1 T 41 6.962.6 20 0 F 416.9 62 .0135 E [email protected] w w w .glenngould.c,a as soon as they become available. If y ou w ould like to be added to our mailing list and receive timely information about these upcoming Gould events, please send your mailing and email address to [email protected] The Glenn Gould Foundation is a non-profit organization w hose mission is to extend aw areness of the legacy of Glenn Gould as an extraordinary musician and communicator, and to advance his innovative ideas into the future. For more information on the Foundation and to support its mission, please visit w w w .glenngould.ca. P.O. Box 5 38 66A venue Ro ad Toronto, On tari o M5R 2 G0 T 416.9 62 .6200F 416.9 44 .3122 E [email protected] www.glenngould.com.